Katherine Jenkins is in at the deep end

Katherine Jenkins, the classical singer, says she plans to conquer all her
fears after swimming with great white sharks on a recent visit to South
Africa.

Katherine Jenkins went swimming with sharks while in South Africa

By Tim Walker

7:28AM BST 07 Sep 2012

Katherine Jenkins has never been afraid to face up to predatory beasts. Indeed, last month, the classical singer made public how dismayed she was about the malicious internet rumours that she had been romantically involved with David Beckham.

Now, Katherine tells Mandrake that she has been swimming with sharks off Cape Town in South Africa. “I thought it would be an adventure, but it was so scary,” she says. “They’re great whites and they were coming up and biting the cage that I was in.”

More derring-do can be expected from the plucky 32 year-old. “For me it is a year of facing fears, and with what has happened, I don’t want to be scared of anything anymore,” she adds.

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